The time which we have at our disposal every day is elastic; the passions that we feel expand it, those that we inspire contract it.

你越是赞美和庆祝生活，生活中值得庆祝的事情就越多。

【译文】 孔子说：“早上理解真理，晚上死也值得。”

The past is a shadow that follows you into the future.

A nation's strength grows from the fertility of its fields and the wisdom of its farmers.

生活上，不能吃光，不能穿光，说话时留有余地；处事上，又要懂得，又要做得，遇逆境还要善于忍耐。